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What is secondary osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a form of arthritis where joint cartilage breaks down. Primary OA has no clear cause. Secondary OA, however, occurs as a result of an existing medical condition, joint injury, or abnormality.
Acupuncture in TKA? New study from HSS. Outcome? “Remarkable!”
Would you try to perform a total knee implant using acupuncture as your pain management tool? One of this country’s leading large joint surgeons and an anesthesiologist at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York did just that, using a form of acupuncture that involves electricity—electro-auricular acupuncture—both intra and postoperatively in a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) case.
Average Age for Knee Replacement Surgery Is Dropping Due to Obesity
The number of total knee replacement surgeries is growing larger every year, with even more expected over time. Research suggests that the leading cause is the rise in rates of obesity.
Arthritis Surgery: Types, Recovery, Complications, and More
Surgery can be an effective treatment for cases of arthritis that don’t respond to more conservative treatments, such as rest and pain medication. Arthritis surgical options range from minimally invasive procedures to total joint replacements.
Fast-track rehabilitation after THR yielded shorter stays, better functional outcomes
Patients who received fast-track rehabilitation after total hip replacement experienced shorter hospital stays and better functional outcomes compared with patients who had conventional rehabilitation, according to results.
Expert alert: Tips for good outcomes after hip, knee replacement surgery
Total hip and knee replacement surgeries are among the most commonly performed operations in the U.S., with an estimated 1 million of these procedures performed each year. Demand for these surgeries also has been rising globally.
New drugs, new guidelines: ACR/AAHKS update treatment recommendations in joint replacement
Joint replacement in patients with inflammatory arthritis is often beset with pitfalls like disease flares and infectious complications, and up until recently, the emergence new treatments were rendering the current guidelines outdated. That all changed in February, when the American College of Rheumatology and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) updated their “Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty.”
Bariatric surgery before TKA cuts complications in obese patients
People with severe obesity and knee osteoarthritis are advised to attempt weight loss before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) as it could reduce complications of joint surgery, according to a study published online April 14 in JAMA Network Open.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Early outcomes similar for cementless, cemented fixation TKR
Hospital length of stay, complications, hospital readmission within 90 days, and revision surgery at two years do not differ for cementless total knee replacement (CT-TKR) versus cemented fixation (CEM) TKR, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from March 22 to 26 in Chicago.
Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
Knee replacement surgery is increasingly common among people over 80 sidelined with knee pain, and the procedure isn't as hazardous for them as often assumed. That's the main message from a new study of more than 1.7 million seniors who underwent knee replacement surgery.